Posted by Sacha on August 29, 2006, 6:57 am
To those who don't know it, may I suggest that anyone looking for a small
tree looks at Clerodendron trichotomum fargesii. It's in flower now, which
is a virtue but on top of that, it has the most lovely scent and the flowers
are followed by china blue berries from which it is easily propagated. It
grows fairly quickly and the only drawback I can see to it is that it looks
stone dead until, suddenly, it doesn't! It's hardy but apparently will grow
to a lesser height in cold areas. I was watering the area of the nursery in
which ours grows and the scent hit me full on, even at 7.30am. It makes a
lovely umbrella shape and all of this makes me wonder why one doesn't seen
it grown more often.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
Posted by Chris S on August 30, 2006, 6:06 am
> To those who don't know it, may I suggest that anyone looking for a small
> tree looks at Clerodendron trichotomum fargesii. It's in flower now,
> which
> is a virtue but on top of that, it has the most lovely scent and the
> flowers
> are followed by china blue berries from which it is easily propagated.
> It
> grows fairly quickly and the only drawback I can see to it is that it
> looks
> stone dead until, suddenly, it doesn't! It's hardy but apparently will
> grow
> to a lesser height in cold areas. I was watering the area of the nursery
> in
> which ours grows and the scent hit me full on, even at 7.30am. It makes a
> lovely umbrella shape and all of this makes me wonder why one doesn't seen
> it grown more often.
> --
> Sacha
> www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
> South Devon
> http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
It looks very nice in googled photos - would it survive in sub tropical
Aiberdeen, do you think, Sacha??
Chris S
Posted by echinosum on August 30, 2006, 12:14 pm
Sacha Wrote:
> To those who don't know it, may I suggest that anyone looking
for a
> small
> tree looks at Clerodendron trichotomum fargesii. It's in flower now,
> which
> is a virtue but on top of that, it has the most lovely scent and the
> flowers
> are followed by china blue berries from which it is easily propagated.
> It
> grows fairly quickly and the only drawback I can see to it is that it
> looks
> stone dead until, suddenly, it doesn't! It's hardy but apparently will
> grow
> to a lesser height in cold areas. I was watering the area of the
> nursery in
> which ours grows and the scent hit me full on, even at 7.30am. It
> makes a
> lovely umbrella shape and all of this makes me wonder why one doesn't
> seen
> it grown more often.
> --
> Sacha
> www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
> South Devon
> http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
According to RHS plantfinder, it doesn't exist, and offered me
Clerodendrum
instead, which isn't the same thing at all. I suspect
such confusion explains
why it is little grown here. But I have
located a couple of nurseries
(Abbotsbury in Dorset, and Bluebell at
Ashby-de-la-Z - the latter seem to have
their -ons and -ums confused
too) who are happy to sell us a plant unrecognised
by the authorities,
and indeed show us pictures of it. Looks very nice. There
are other
cultivars with different coloured flowers.
According to a hardiness charts I located on a US website, which shows
it
growable in most of New England, it ought to grow most of here too.
I also
found a French seed dealer whose site, in its English language
version, says it
is very "rustic" (the French for hardiness is
rusticité). But their
instructions for the seeds have the kind of
words (4 months cold stratification)
which I rarely associate with
"easily propagated".
--
echinosum
Posted by EagleEyes on August 30, 2006, 4:18 pm
I saw this tree a few years ago and at the time I decided not to get
it, I never thought about it anymore till yesterday when I saw this
post. I went to 3 nurseries and could not find it and they do not have
any idea of what it is (I took a picture with me)... So if anymone can
give me some clues where to get the plant or the seeds I would much
appreciate it.
The tree is just gorgeous.
PA
Posted by Sacha on August 30, 2006, 6:41 pm
On 30/8/06 21:18, in article
1156969115.915000.286090@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com, "EagleEyes"
> I saw this tree a few years ago and at the time I decided not to get
> it, I never thought about it anymore till yesterday when I saw this
> post. I went to 3 nurseries and could not find it and they do not have
> any idea of what it is (I took a picture with me)... So if anymone can
> give me some clues where to get the plant or the seeds I would much
> appreciate it.
>
> The tree is just gorgeous.
Do you live somewhere that I can send you some seeds (assuming they set
etc.) If so, I'll happily do so but if you're in e.g. Australia or USA,
it's a non-starter.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
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> tree looks at Clerodendron trichotomum fargesii. It's in flower now,
> which
> is a virtue but on top of that, it has the most lovely scent and the
> flowers
> are followed by china blue berries from which it is easily propagated.
> It
> grows fairly quickly and the only drawback I can see to it is that it
> looks
> stone dead until, suddenly, it doesn't! It's hardy but apparently will
> grow
> to a lesser height in cold areas. I was watering the area of the nursery
> in
> which ours grows and the scent hit me full on, even at 7.30am. It makes a
> lovely umbrella shape and all of this makes me wonder why one doesn't seen
> it grown more often.
> --
> Sacha
> www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
> South Devon
> http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/